Elric Hooper

Elric James Hooper MBE (born 1936) is a New Zealand director and actor. He was the artistic director of the Court Theatre in Christchurch from 1979 to 2000.^[1]

Education

Hooper was educated at Wharenui Primary School, followed by Christchurch Boys' High School from 1949 to 1953.^[2]

Honours and awards

In the 1990 Queens Birthday Honours, Hooper was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to drama and the theatre.^[3] Also in 1990 he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.^[4]

Hooper was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Canterbury in 2001.^[1][5]

References

1. "Hon Doc Elric Hooper". The University of Canterbury. December 2001. Retrieved 10 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. Fraser, Steve (18 June 2019). "Founders Day — Blue & Black News 2019 Issue #2". Christchurch Boys' High School. Retrieved 10 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. "No. 52174". The London Gazette. 16 June 1990. p. 30.
4. Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 189. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
5. "Honorary graduates" (PDF). University of Canterbury. p. 2. Retrieved 13 November 2021.